Politifact.com: Stories mentioning Craig Jameshttp://www.politifact.com/personalities/craig-james/Stories or blog posts about Craig James from Politifact.comen-usMon, 31 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0500Craig James touched off readers' favorite PolitiFact Texas check of 2012http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/dec/31/craig-james-draws-ovation-remarks-generated-no-1-r/Our No. 1 readers&#39; favorite fact check developed after an Austin American-Statesman reporter, Kate Alexander, heard a rousing East Texas speech by Craig James, the onetime sportscaster then seeking the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. In his remarks, James said: &quot;Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms.&quot; Ka-POW! Except: We found no evidence of Obama or Clinton indicating they wanted the UN conference on an arms trade treaty, which occurred in July 2012, to ban the use of firearms. An&nbsp; Obama administration underling gave a speech ... <a href="/texas/article/2012/dec/31/craig-james-draws-ovation-remarks-generated-no-1-r/">>>More</a>Mon, 31 Dec 2012 06:00:00 -0500http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/dec/31/craig-james-draws-ovation-remarks-generated-no-1-r/Flaming claims by David Dewhurst, a political group and Craig Jameshttp://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/jun/03/flaming-claims-david-dewhurst-political-group-and-/We&rsquo;d &nbsp;hesitate to say there&rsquo;s a season for ridiculous claims. Then again, just before and after the May 29, 2012, Texas party primaries, we found three claims to be so lacking in factual bases, they&rsquo;re Pants on Fire. Two of the claims were made by Republican U.S. Senate candidates David Dewhurst and Craig James of Texas, &nbsp;respectively, the other by a political action committee critical of a legislator running for the Texas Senate. Dig into the charges and their weaknesses in our Truth-O-Meter stories, stacked to the right. Notably, the claims came to our attention in distinct ways. A consultant ... <a href="/texas/article/2012/jun/03/flaming-claims-david-dewhurst-political-group-and-/">>>More</a>Sun, 03 Jun 2012 16:29:16 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/jun/03/flaming-claims-david-dewhurst-political-group-and-/PolitiFact checked more than 30 candidate claims before Texas party primarieshttp://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/may/28/politifact-checked-more-30-claims-candidates-texas/This year had barely begun before we tackled our first claim by a candidate seeking the support of Texas voters in this week&rsquo;s primaries. Former ESPN analyst Craig James, among Republicans seeking to succeed U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, said in an online video posted Jan. 3, 2012, that Gov. Rick Perry had cut taxes. Half True, we concluded. Perry put in motion major tax hikes resulting in less revenue than state-ordered reductions in local school property taxes. However, his overall record shows he cut some taxes and raised others. In advance of the May 29, 2012, primaries -- pushed ... <a href="/texas/article/2012/may/28/politifact-checked-more-30-claims-candidates-texas/">>>More</a>Mon, 28 May 2012 12:56:02 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/may/28/politifact-checked-more-30-claims-candidates-texas/Austin’s KUT and PolitiFact Texas share one-year anniversaryhttp://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/may/23/austins-kut-and-politifact-texas-share-one-year-an/A year ago this week, Austin&rsquo;s KUT, 90.5 FM, launched what proved to be weekly radio visits with PolitiFact Texas about our Truth-O-Meter items. We marked the anniversary with a cream-filled chocolate cupcake and two candles -- one to grow on. KUT reporter Nathan Bernier kindly lit the candles. Just before, Bernier -- subbing in for KUT&#39;s news director, Emily Donahue, who usually conducts the PolitiFact interviews -- quizzed us about a claim by Republican Craig James that we rated Pants on Fire. Listen to that report along with other KUT segments on PolitiFact Texas here. And as always, if ... <a href="/texas/article/2012/may/23/austins-kut-and-politifact-texas-share-one-year-an/">>>More</a>Wed, 23 May 2012 07:11:55 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/may/23/austins-kut-and-politifact-texas-share-one-year-an/Craig James, fellow Republicans in U.S. Senate race deplore Obama's leadershiphttp://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/may/17/republicans-deplore-each-other-texas-us-senate-rac/Major Republican hopefuls to succeed U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison of Texas have lofted charges aplenty to keep the Truth-O-Meter bouncing. The claims sometimes target the qualifications of fellow Republicans -- or criticize President Obama&#39;s performance. This week, former ESPN analyst Craig James roused a crowd in saying that Obama seeks to negotiate a treaty banning U.S. firearms. There may be a treaty regulating the international arms trade, but there&#39;s no evidence the United States wants it to target your guns. Pants on Fire! Meantime, a political group backing David Dewhurst for the Senate seat says GOP hopeful Tom Leppert ... <a href="/texas/article/2012/may/17/republicans-deplore-each-other-texas-us-senate-rac/">>>More</a>Thu, 17 May 2012 17:26:28 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/may/17/republicans-deplore-each-other-texas-us-senate-rac/U.S. Senate debate: 'Facts are stubborn things'http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/apr/13/truth-o-meter-and-texas-us-senate-debate/Just before several Republican U.S. Senate candidates launched into tonight&#39;s just-completed debate, one of them floated a familar careerist claim. Former Dallas Mayor Tom Leppert on Twitter urged voters to tune in and see the difference between a proven job creator and career poiticians. Perhaps he was referring to Lt. Gov. David Dewurst as he did last summer; see that check here.&nbsp; The debate opened with Dewhurst insisting he&#39;s been making many public appearances and attending sufficient debates. Candidate Ted Cruz has hammered his contention that Dewhurst has skipped consecutive opportunities. We looked at a version of that claim here. ... <a href="/texas/article/2012/apr/13/truth-o-meter-and-texas-us-senate-debate/">>>More</a>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 20:03:14 -0400http://www.politifact.com/texas/article/2012/apr/13/truth-o-meter-and-texas-us-senate-debate/